Scholarships

The General Workshops Scholarship Fund

Partial tuition scholarships and additional financial support is available to deserving applicants through donations by corporations and individual benefactors to The Workshops. Funds are intended to support the educational process of today's most talented filmmakers, photographers and digital artists. Application is by portfolio (15-20 images) or reel, evidence of financial need as demonstrated on the application form, accompanied by latest tax return and 3 letters of recommendation.

The Paul Caponigro Scholarship

The Paul Caponigro Scholarship was established in 2009 to honor one of the foremost landscape photographers of the 20th century. Paul has been a part of the Workshops community since its earliest days and his teaching has influenced generations of photographers. Focused on supporting students at Maine Media College, the scholarship was endowed anonymously as part of the New Vision Campaign. This year the scholarship will be awarded to one or more students in the College’s Professional Certificate program. More information is available by contacting the Registrar at registrar@mainemedia.edu.

The Arnold Newman Scholarship

The Arnold and Augusta Newman Foundation has established a scholarship to honor the memory of Arnold Newman, one of the great masters of photography in the 20th century and the father of the "Environmental Portrait." Arnold was a generous teacher and taught at the Workshops every summer for over thirty years. He was a great believer in the intensive mentoring process that happens at the school. The scholarship in his name can be awarded to a either a Maine Media Workshops student or to a student enrolled in the Maine Media College Professional Certificate or MFA degree programs. For more information, contact the registrar's office at registrar@mainemedia.edu.

Maine Youth Scholarship Fund

This new fund was established in 2010 to provide tuition assistance for talented high school students in Maine to attend the Young Artists summer program. Thanks to the generous support of the Quimby Family Foundation, up to $10,000 in full and/or partial scholarships is awarded each year to teens who express an interest in media arts through their application submission and who can demonstrate the need for financial assistance. Application is by letter of interest, evidence of financial need as demonstrated on the application form, accompanied by legal guardian's latest tax return, and 3 letters of recommendation. Samples of previous work should accompany applications for assistance for advanced workshops. Otherwise, no portfolio review is required. Deadline for submissions is 5 pm, April 22, 2011. Awards will be announced the week of May 15, 2011. If not all funds are distributed at this time, additional applications will be accepted.

OBSCURA Young Artists Scholarship

The OBSCURA Young Artists Scholarship rewards a deserving teenager with a full scholarship to attend a two-week summer workshop at Maine Media Workshops. The scholarship will be awarded based on ability and financial need.

All applications must include a sample portfolio, the latest tax return of the parent(s) or legal guardian, three letters of recommendation, a personal statement and the application form. Deadline for submissions is 5 pm, April 22, 2011. Award will be announced the week of May 15, 2011.

OBSCURA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation with a mission to support the arts and arts education through publishing, scholarships, and grants. A member of the Maine Association of Nonprofits, OBSCURA was incorporated in 2009 by a small group of artists and educators living and working in the Midcoast area of Maine. The organization publishes unique artist's books, and in 2010 released: "The Blue Poet Dreams" featuring over a decade of photographic works by long-time Maine Media faculty member Brenton Hamilton. In addition, the organization's website features free and exclusive content at www.ObscuraWeb.org.

Anton/Bauer Scholarship

The Anton/Bauer Scholarship awards a full scholarship (tuition, accommodations, and meals) to a student enrolled in a 2011 one-week digital video production workshop.

A Vitec Group brand, Anton/Bauer is the world’s premier provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries. A long-time sponsor and educational partner of Maine Media, Anton/Bauer is pleased to provide a deserving student the opportunity to attend Maine Media's world-renowned film and video program.

The scholarship application requires a statement of intent and recommendations, accompanied by the completed application and related financial aid forms. Applications and supporting materials should be e-mailed to: registrar@mainemedia.edu. All submissions must be received by 5 pm on Friday, April 22, 2011. Winner will be notified the week of May 15, 2011.

Karen Van Allsburg Memorial Scholarship

Maine Media Women, an organization of Maine writers, photographers, editors, and other media-related professionals will award a tuition scholarship to a qualified woman, an emerging artist who would like to further her skills with a course in still photography (preferably documentary, landscape, or portraiture).

This need-based scholarship honors the memory of Karen Van Allsburg, a member of Maine Media Women and an alumna of Maine Photographic Workshops. A dynamic, creative woman who brightened every space she entered, Karen succumbed to breast cancer in December 1999 at the age of 51.

Application is by portfolio (15-20 images), evidence of financial need as demonstrated on the application form, accompanied by latest tax return and 3 letters of recommendation. Deadline for submissions is 5 pm, April 22, 2011. Applications may be submitted digitally or in print. If submitting digitally, all supporting materials should be e-mailed to registrar@mainemedia.edu Website portfolio is required, applicants should not email image attachments for portfolio review. Award will be announced the week of May 15, 2011.

9th Annual Yarka Vendrinska Memorial Photojournalism Scholarship

Through the generous donation of Mark and Tanya Bohr, who established the Yarka Vendrinska Photojournalism Memorial Fund for their daughter Yarka, we are pleased to announce that we will be offering the ninth annual scholarship to an emerging photojournalist who demonstrates financial need to continue their career. The award will be used to attend any of the Photojournalism workshops at Maine Media Workshops.

This award, of up to $2,500, is offered in the memory of Yarka, a passionate photographer drawn to photograph people often ignored by society: the homeless, the aged and the ill. She found great humanity in her subjects, and attempted to convey this through her imagery. She passed away on July 23, 2002, but her work continues to be presented on her web site, http://yarka.net/. To read more about the Foundation, please visit www.yarkasfund.org. The ideal applicant will not only be interested in photojournalism, but will have a dedication to defining and reporting social issues and conditions in the spirit of Yarka's work. The award will be based upon demonstrated need, and an appropriate portfolio of recent work. All application materials must be submitted digitally.

Congratulations to the 2011 recipient of the Yarka Vendrinska Memorial Photojournalism Scholarship: Shaminder Dulai.

The Kevin McCabe Young Photographer Scholarship

We are again pleased to announce the availability of scholarships for the Young Artists Workshops. The Kevin McCabe Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a deserving and talented student photographer (film or digital) from Central New York State region. The family and friends of Kevin McCabe, a Young Artist alumnus, have established this scholarship in his memory. A second scholarship, also awarded in Kevin's honor, is offered by The Workshops and is open to all Young Artists. Both of these scholarships provide full tuition, lab fees, lodging and meals. In addition to the Kevin McCabe Young Photographer Scholarship, the Workshops will provide a scholarship for students interested in the Young Filmmakers Program.

All applications will be judged based upon a combination of evidence of need and the merit of the work. All applications must include a financial statement (tax return) of the parent(s) or legal guardians. Three letters of recommendation from professional photographers, filmmakers, Workshop Alumni, or teachers must also be included, as well as a personal statement and the application form. Deadline for submissions is 5 pm, April 22, 2011. Awards will be announced the week of May 15, 2011.

Benefactors Information

Maine Media Workshops is a duly registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. Individuals and corporations wishing to participate in the scholarship fund may do so and receive Federal Tax considerations. Information is available from The Director's Office - president@mainemedia.edu